Jenkins, KY 41517 Frost Dates
Frost dates for Jenkins, KY, ZIP 41517
Typically, the last spring freeze lands around 04/29, roughly 244 days out. The first fall frost typically arrives around 10/16, about 169 frost-free days later.
The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Jenkins in Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum); frost dates are NOAA's 1991-2020 station normal, not this year's forecast.
What to do before the first frost
Zone 6b around Jenkins has about 7 weeks left before the first fall frost — that's the usual window to get a cold frame up if you want to keep harvesting past it.
Why 04/29 isn't a guarantee
04/29 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/15 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/15 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Jenkins compares
About 169 days separate Jenkins's last and first frost, putting it 29,480 of 40,283 ZIP codes nationally. Within KY, it ranks 882 of 909.
Learn more
zone vs. frost date explains why Zone 6b and Jenkins's frost date answer different questions, and the frost range explains how to read the range around Jenkins's dates instead of trusting one.